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LOT 1158
Western Asiatic Bronze Personal Seal Matrix for 'modda ibn Abdullah'
14TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (16.6 grams, 17 mm).
Comprising a domed body rising to a pierced suspension lug, underside with discoid plaque and reversed incuse Arabic legend: 'Modda ibn Abdullah', a personal name also serving as a religious expression roughly translating to, 'Don't be a slave to anyone but Allah'.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1158
Western Asiatic Bronze Personal Seal Matrix for 'modda ibn Abdullah'
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
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Achaemenid Light Blue Glass and Ceramic Bead Necklace String
6th-4th century B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £72
Composed of graduated mixed beads, central feature a large conical bead; restrung. 25.5 grams, 39.7 cm
From the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Sasanian High Tin Bronze Bowl
3rd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
A shallow bowl with rounded low walls, incised concentric circle decoration to the inner base. 152 grams, 16 cm
Ex London, UK, collections, 1990s-2000s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Figure of a Zebu
Circa 1000-600 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Modelled standing with erect head, exaggerated hump on the back, pierced through the body for suspension. 39 grams, 46 mm
Nicolas Koutoulakis (1910-1996), thence by descent. Ex Galerie Khnoum, Geneva, Switzerland. Private collection of Mr K.A. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
